[Britster]

But it will be nice to take a break from vets offices. I feel like I live there, lol.

Last night I spent 3hrs in the ER vet with my dad and his dog, Lilly. She had diarrhea and vomiting as well, but not as major as Jackson, and was just acting very strange. So my dad painfully took her in, not wanting to spend the money but knew she was in pain.

I am so glad I didn't take Jackson to this ER vet. First off, we wanted for an HOUR! In an ER... what if Lilly was dying or bleeding internally? They took x-rays and there was no obstructions or anything. But the vet wouldn't do bloodwork, and then proceeded to tell us she had to stay overnight. My dad asked why they wouldn't do bloodwork first and she said "Well, you seemed like you were being cautious with money"... at this point, my dad said NOTHING about money, so we were a little like wtf? And how would that make sense if they wanted to keep her overnight (which was gonna be $1200) or do a bloodwork test for $160? We did not understand why they weren't doing bloodwork.

So basically she was going to lay there in a crate all night for no reason, w/o bloodwork and not even knowing what was wrong. I told the vet how I've been dealing with pancreatitis with my dog and if she thought it was possible in Lilly's case and the vet said "No, we usually see that in older or obese dogs!" I told her my dog was young and not obese and got it... and Lilly got just as much human food (actually, probably more) as Jackson. I am just wondering if Lilly is suddenly dealing with the same thing. They sent her home with some sub-q fluids and gave her some pain meds intravenously.

It seemed so odd that suddenly she had the same symptoms. Since it's not contagious or anything obviously. But really... at the SAME time? My dad ended up spending about $400 last night. But we are not taking her back there.